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Activity-Based Learning (ABL) for Engaging Engineering Students

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Activity-based learning is becoming an urge for modern day’s learner centric, outcome-based education system. These techniques have been adopted within the Faculties of Engineering degree. This paper defines the adoption and application of these techniques. The paper reports on the design, development, and implementation of subject and discusses how it uses activity-based learning to ensure that students become more aware of design and team processes.

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  1. Information Technology, JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, Nadia, 741235, West Bengal, India

    Aniruddha Biswas, Sumit Das & Suchandan Ganguly

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication, JIS College of Engineering (JISCE), Kalyani, West Bengal, India

    Swapan Bhattacharyya

  2. Department of Physics and Nanoscience and Technology, JIS College of Engineering (JISCE), Kalyani, West Bengal, India

    Sabyasachi Sen

  3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, JIS College of Engineering (JISCE), Kalyani, West Bengal, India

    Meghamala Dutta

  4. Department of Electrical Engineering, JIS College of Engineering (JISCE), Kalyani, West Bengal, India

    Papun Biswas

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Himadri Chattopadhyay

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Biswas, A., Das, S., Ganguly, S. (2018). Activity-Based Learning (ABL) for Engaging Engineering Students. In: Bhattacharyya, S., Sen, S., Dutta, M., Biswas, P., Chattopadhyay, H. (eds) Industry Interactive Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology . Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 11. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3953-9_58

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